Register of Wills

Accounts

PLEASE BE ADVISED:Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order under date of December 1, 2015, and the recently adopted Supreme Court Rules, which seek to standardize procedures throughout the Commonwealth and promote uniformity, complete new forms and information about the requirements for Accounts filed in the Orphans' Court can be accessed by clicking HERE and are currently being accepted by our office.As of September 1, 2016, we can no longer accept any of the old Account forms.

Pursuant to the new Orphans' Court Rules, Accounts must adhere to the following:

SARAH E. EDWARDS, M.A., J.D.

REGISTER OF WILLS & CLERK OF ORPHANS’ COURT

BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

FINAL ACCOUNTS CHECKLIST

NEW FILING REQUIREMENTS

Effective Sept. 1, 2016

FEES: $125.00 for Account (includes up to 20 pages)*

$2.00 for each extra page*

$25.00 for Petition for Adjudication/Statement of Proposed Distribution

$5.00 for Decree*

$10.00 for Decree of Realty*

·*Attorney/Bank Certified/Cashier Checks made payable to Register of Wills

·Cannot file until after 4 months from date of first COMPLETE advertisement

Again,complete new forms and information about the requirements for Accounts filed in the Orphans' Court can be accessed by clicking HERE and are currently being accepted by our office.

As of September 1, 2016, we can no longer accept any of the old Account forms.

Butler County does not require formal audits with personal appearance before the President Judge. All accounts (Estate, Guardian, Trust) are filed with the Orphans' Court Division who presents them to the Judge on the NiSi date for review. The requisite inserts are written proof the accounts have been filed in accordance with the statutes and Pennsylvania Rules of Court.